Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Vermont (Sloop, 1851)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Vermont
Year of Build:
1851
Major repairs:
1862, 1863;
Rebuilt:
1. 1853, St. Catharines, Ontario;
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Ohio City, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Sloop
Additional vessel types:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Sanford & Moses
Ownership Notes:
Chamberlin, P., (1851); Crawford, J. H., (1851-1856); Eddy, G. A., (1855); Northern Transportation Company, (1856-1863); Nothern Railroad Line, (1856); Bird, L., (1862);
Master(s):
Waterbury, William S., (1851-1853); Shadwick, C. J., (1855); Chapman, E., (1856); Newkirk, (1859); Shaver, A., (1861) ;
Power
Number of Masts:
1 (1853)
Hull Dimensions
1851
Length: 136' 6" Width/Beam: 21' 3" Depth: 9' 3"
1853
Length: 136' 1" Width/Beam: 21' 6" Depth: 9' 2"
Tonnage
1851
Gross: 255 + 52/95
1853
Gross: 257 + 17/95
Enrollments/Registration
October 6, 1851
   Port: Cleveland Number: 48 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 4-25-1853
April 25, 1853
   Port: Cleveland Number: 9 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Ogdensburg 8-25-1855
August 25, 1855
   Port: Ogdensburg Number: 10 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-11-1862
April 11, 1862
   Port: Cleveland Number: 16 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Sloop (Barge), Vermont (1851-1853);
b. Propeller, Vermont (1853-1863)
Nationality:
American (1851-1863)
Chronology:
1. 10/26/1852, Maitland, Grand River, lying at the dock, burned, (rolling freight & flour), (rebuilt at St. Catharines), $22, 000 loss;
2. 9/20/1853, Cape Vincent, Lake Ontario, collision, (Steamer. Ontario), repaired, $500 loss;
3. 9/00/1855, Straits of Mackinaw, collision, (Schooner, Empire State), (merchandise), repaired, $1, 000 loss;
4. 10/14/1856, Chickenolee Reef, Point Pelee, Lake Erie, ashore in a fog, (passengers), released, cargo $24, 000 loss,
hull $600 loss;
5. 9/00/1857, Welland Canal, broke her shaft and repaired, $300 loss;
6. 10/00/1857, Port Robinson, broken shaft, repaired, $300 loss;
7. 10/00/1859, Dunkirk Harbor, collision, (Propeller, Portsmouth), repaired, $350 loss;
8. 5/00/1863, St. Lawrence River, struck a shoal and repaired, $500 loss;
9. 11/1/1863, 15 miles off Conneaut, collision, (Propeller, Marquette), (merchandise), sank, $15, 000 loss;
Notes
General notes:
*2 Decks in 1853;
**Rebuilt at St. Catharines Canada; She is reported in the papers as a propeller at the time she burned, so she was changed to a propeller by (1852);
1860, she was valued at $9,000; 1863, she was valued at $9,000;
She was lost in 1863;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863;
5. Chicago Daily Press: 9/00/1857;
6. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/28/1858;
7. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;
8. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
9. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
Agency street/mail address:
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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218
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